A SHSAT research paper published in the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
Jonathan Taylor
Hunter College Gender Equity Project
ABSTRACT
…The use of test scores in school admissions has been a contentious issue for decades. In New York City’s elite public high schools, it has been particularly controversial because of disproportionate representation by ethnicity. Underrepresentation of girls has received less attention. This research compared the predictive validity and gender bias of the admissions criterion, the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), with that of seventh grade GPA, a possible additional criterion.